F-One. (efwan phonetic)

For a better world! For a better future.

Welcome! (also to the Horpor stories)

THE FUTURE IS (Y)OURS!

Ever since the establishment of F-ONE (efwan phonetic) in 1990, I have been carrying the idea to do something back for the environment. Now retired, it’s time to act; and for the reader to react. The Horpor educative tales will be nice bedtime stories for your children!(4-12years) or read it yourself! It's worth it.

I am focussing towards hemp, as I am convinced that this product that can help in creating a better world! (if only our politicians were open minded and focusing more on ecology instead of economy) For economy there is a nice subject. See EXEGESIS #003b

Hemp, or the official name Cannabis sativa, is a miracle plant and is being banned since 1937 because of American political influence. (Dupont, with nylon yarn). Hemp is not Marihuana, although it belongs to the same family: Cannabis. Check for honest information: the "Wikipedia" site. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp click interesting links)You should know that the hemp plant material can help a lot towards improving the environment and enhance depleted soils.

My views for a better world: read the articles in "EXEGESIS".

Exegesis

22-09-2015

Exegesis 1

I started to publish my view to the world and all shortcomings on this page; one at the time though. (Could be a never ending story) #001: Big companies are ruling the world, politics lost power. It is... Meer

22-09-2015

Exegesis 2

#007: Look at this trailer; we are destroying the world. Stop the waste for the sake of our children: http://vimeo.com/25563376 #007a: Terrible news from Austria: there is more plastic waste in the Danube... Meer

Horpor stories; copyrighted DEP634410103086250000 14/05/2011 22:51

22-06-2016

Vacation time

Chapter 49: Daughter-father talk

Suzan knew exactly what she wanted, but it was hard to find the right words to describe her feelings. “I want to help people who need help in any way. I think that a lot of diseases can be avoided if people... Meer

20-06-2016

Chapter 48: Father-daughter talk

Suzan, her father and Shabby the dog, had a long walk and talk alongside the river (no talking for Shabby of course, just an occasional bark). Father and daughter were talking about their hopes, expectations... Meer

19-06-2016

Chapter 47: War?

Horpor asked himself the question: why can a war occur? A simple but important question. He really did not know the answer as Horpor himself would never start a war (or making trouble). Still he has been... Meer

18-06-2016

Chapter 46: Winter preparation

Meanwhile Horpor and Dolpor were in their part of the river, finding a good place to overcome the winter and taking into account that the river might freeze solid. They knew that if they find a place near... Meer

Relevant Information

Hemp facts

Hemp (Cannabis sativa) is one of the most notorious plants grown in various countries worldwide. Officially growing hemp is still only allowed under strict conditions.

That used to be different; only 100 years ago it was relatively widespread used for the manufacture of a variation of products.

Hemp was even a mandatory crop in England and the American colonies, as the leading source for rope, clothes, paper and many other products.

In Europe there is an ongoing debate to have the name hemp restored as a superior plant and to restart the use. The "smokable" product is not hemp but cannabis. These two should not be seen as one product. Hemp fibers are also very useful as a raw material for textiles. The first Strass jeans were made hof hemp fibers!

(Source: The Theme Garden, Botanic Gardens of Utrecht)

Hemp a product of the past??

If politics come to their senses, it will be a product of the future. Check this out: http://www.cannaclopedia.be and think!

Another very good website to prove my point: http://hempnews.tv/2010/08/12/Why-Hemp-Could-Save-The-World

And it started all with: www.dalihaja.com Facts of Hemp.Hemp (Cannabis sativa) belongs to the hemp family Cannabinacea.This family comprises two genera, hemp and hops.Hemp is an annual plant is dioeciously, meaning that there are male and female hen plants.Hemp can grow worldwide in all climatic conditions without the use of fertilizers, pesticides or other chemical agents and is one of the fastest growing plants in the world. That is a very important feature.The fiber is extracted from the stalk of the hemp plant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOTHING IN HEMP:- Breathable.Hemp breathes air and moisture outwards so that the clothes are dry and cool to touch - Hypo-allergenic.- Antibacterial.- The more it is used or washed, the softer and smoother the fabric is - Tough.Hemp is one of the strongest fibers in nature.

HISTORY AND INFO:The hemp plant has been cultivated for many centuries many different applications.Hemp has little or no natural enemies and by a combination of fast shooting, fast growth and dense foliage works the same as a natural herbicide.Weed has no chance to grow.The long, strong and mainly vertical root system, the plant requires little water and no fertilizer.The plant pulls water and nutrients from deep in the soil and also enriches the soil it here.Hemp is also one of the few plants in nature that cleanses the soil.Hemp is grown for the fibers and seeds and sometimes the flowers.The fibers have various applications such as textiles, canvas and rope.The seeds contain essential oils and are very nutritious and the flowers were used for medicinal, spiritual and recreational purposes.Hemp fiber, seeds or flowers are grown each in a different way and each is a different kind of hemp.There are several thousand varieties of hemp, often adapted to climate and conditions.

The hemp fiber:In hemp, the hemp for fiber production plants sown on top of each other.Their rapid growth and the resulting lack of space, the plants will only grow straight up and produce lateral branches.The fiber is therefore of the stem of the hemp plant.Depending on conditions and species, hemp can grow in 100 days, 2 to 6 meters high.The hemp plant has a growing and flourishing, but hemp is usually after the growth time for the real heyday already harvested.This also increases the quality of the hemp fiber.The plant is harvested at just above the ground, cut the roots into the ground and will decompose.After harvesting the fibers separated from the woody core of the tribe.Today there for fiber production, including the chemical techniques, new environmentally friendly technologies such as fiber production in boilers known as thermo-mechanical techniques.To date, and partly still ancient techniques are used such as extraction fiber rotten, vomiting, scotching and denounce.Usually hemp was first few days and then dried on land or in water or be laid flat on the ground on the field.The process of decomposition in water or the dew on the field show the fibers can easily detach from the trunk.In practice this is often a combination of these two techniques improves the quality of the fiber.After retting the hemp will be broken.This one breaks the wooden shell of the fiber and the wood of the trunk.After vomiting, the hemp scotched so that the woody parts are separated from the fiber.This is done by the hemp by two counter-rotating mills to implement the zwingermill.After scotching the fiber may be criticized.Here the hemp fibers on some kind of large comb met, the porcupines.After the raw fiber the denounce remains. These raw fibers are spun and then finally woven into fabric.

History:The first evidence of the use of hemp from China and other parts of Central Asia and date back thousands of years.Presumably, that through the countries of the region Hemp has spread to Africa and Europe.Even in these parts is the use of hemp known for centuries.In America, hemp was first introduced by European immigrants only but was soon one of the driving forces of the new America.Only at the beginning of the twentieth century, the use of hemp almost ended.Cotton and nylon supplant hemp for textiles, petrochemicals develops, wood or existing trees replaced hemp as a raw material for paper and there are inexpensive fibers such as jute and sisal.Under pressure from these industries will focus on only the psychoactive properties of some varieties of hemp in America started and therefore a "war on drugs" against hemp.Long time, hemp was banned in that country but permitted again in the second world war because of the high demand for rope and canvas.After WWII, the use of hemp and hemp world increasingly under pressure from major new industries, banned in many countries.With the emergence of biological materials and an eye for nature is, however, re-emerging hemp.Currently, hemp grown again in many countries, however under strict conditions.In the Netherlands there are currently 25 species of hemp which can be grown here.

Hemp in the present:Most hemp is now produced in Asia, mainly in China but also in Europe is increasingly including many hemp produced in Romania.We distinguish between industrial hemp and marijuana.Industrial hemp is grown for the fibers and seeds and does not contain virtually no THC (THC is the substance in marijuana that is responsible for the psychoactive properties).Marijuana is grown for the flowers of the plant which may be rich in THC.The different varieties of hemp worldwide currently have thirty to forty different applications.

Fiber:The hemp fiber is one of the strongest fiber in nature and has many applications.There is still rope, yarn, textile and canvas made.Hemp is also increasingly used in the timber industry for particleboard and hardboard.And acts as insulation while still plumbers use to seal with water.It now uses hemp fiber from cement to strengthen the cement.But you can find hemp found in everyday things like tea bags or papers.Hemp is also very suitable for making paper and produces four times more paper and wood.And can hemp paper also frequently recycled.Hemp also has the ability to incorporate a lot of moisture and because of this property is often the replacement of straw on the ground in stables.But there is already litter of hemp and the large amount of cellulose fiber lends itself perfectly as an additive in plastics.So you can find hemp in your car in the roof and into the dashboard.

Seed:Hemp seed is very nutritious, containing approximately thirty percent per seed oil.Hemp seed and oil while the oil consumed as a raw material.Hemp seed is a source of vitamins, minerals and proteins.Hemp also contains essential amino acids and consists of a high proportion of essential fatty acids like gamma linolenic acid.The omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in hemp seed are even in the same ratio as in the human body.All these features ensure that hemp seed and hemp oil are highly nutritious and suitable for everyday use.You can find hemp back then in various forms as food of roasted hemp seeds to hemp milk.It is said that because hemp seed nutrition could make a significant contribution to solving famine.The characteristics of the hemp oil also ensure that the oil is very good for the skin.Hemp oil is therefore working with various medical disorders.Also find hemp back in various cosmetics from lip balm to shampoo.Hemp oil is also used as raw material.As the oil dries on contact with air hemp as a basis for paints and inks.Hemp oil is also ideal as biodiesel for your car to use but unfortunately the developments above are still in their infancy.

Flowers:A small proportion of the varieties of hemp is grown for its flowers and especially because of the presence of THC (tetra-hydro-cannabinol).THC is the substance in the flowers of the plant that makes the psychoactive properties.THC-rich hemp usually called marijuana.These types of hemp are mainly grown for their medicinal and recreational uses.Breeding for recreation in almost every country in the world while the medical variant banned in some countries is permitted under strict conditions.Also in the Netherlands can marijuana prescription to the pharmacy to obtain.Marijuana can be enlightening to subcontractormultiple sclerosis, glaucoma and diabetes.

Hemp in the future:Hemp is slowly but surely making a comeback.With all the attention to the environment and global warming Hemp is also becoming more prominent.Initiatives for renewed cultivation of hemp are often hampered by unwillingness within administrations and by complex regulations.All this is often done through economic pressure and lobbying of large existing industries which see their position threatened by the use of hemp and the many uses of hemp.Think subcontractorto the paper, the timber industry and especially the chemical industry.The pressure of these industries is the main factor that holds back the development of hemp.The problem is that the hemp plant and a plant that looks like nothing to almost nothing for improvement.This means that the hemp plant is not suitable for genetic modification.Well it is true that a plant patent cannot be requested.A plant grows freely in nature and common property.No one, no person, not a company and even government, can owners of one plant species, and thus a species not be patented. Otherwise, if the plant is genetically modified.On genetically modified plants can patent applications.Such agreements are not by nature but by humanity created.That means that someone, one person, company or even a government assume ownership of a plant species.And that means that you can influence the entire production process and the people involved.Unfortunately, big industries only use this power for personal financial gain which will be accompanied by abuse and exploitation.And since genetic modification is unnecessary in a hemp plant, that in terms of power and financial gain no interest to these industries so they develop previously hemp will try to obstruct than to stimulate.

Fortunately, the qualities of hemp growing scale rediscovered and see a marked increase in cultivation and use of hemp in many areas.The initiatives in hemp are versatile and there are still discovered new applications.The multifunctional properties and many uses of the plant and the easy growth will provide an increase in the use of hemp as a response to the chemical industry and to protect the environment.